Bart Simpson #80  (Feb 2013) In a stunning shift of power, the sons of The Legitimate Businessman's Social Club associates (aka the Mafia) move-in on the "bully" trade at Springfield Elementary, and they have their sights set on recruiting Bart Simpson as their newest member. In other tales, Homer tries to make up to Maggie by offering her the Moon, Milhouse imagines himself on the plains of Africa, and Professor Frink pays an unexpected visit to the Simpsons household. Springfield Elementary Shakedown MMMMMMMMPages:  11 Script:  Eric Rogers Pencils:  Nina Matsumoto Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Kneading Dough MMMMMMMMPages:  3 Script:  Tony Digerolamo Pencils & Inks:  Mike Kazaleh Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Maggie and the Moon MMMMMMMMPages:  6 Script & Art:  Carol Lay Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Meerkat Milhouse MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Story & Art:  Dean Rankine Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane     Cover Illustration:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote, and Nathan Kane Released:   Feb 27, 2013 Departments:   The Bongo Beat: I Heart Bongo!, Junk Mail,   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #67 Sideshow Bob Bongo Advt's:  Simpsons Comics #200, Futurama Comics #66,   Professor Frink Fantastic Science Fictions #1,   Mylo Xyloto #2, Free Comic Book Day 2013,   Simpsons Comics Supernova Bongo Beat is the same one that appeared in Simpsons Comics #199. Response to fan letter reveals that a Bart Simpson book, a "Manual of Mischief" is "coming to a bookstore near you in the very (not so) distant future!"

Bart Simpson #81  (Mar 2013) Who is Bartman? Find out who the students of Springfield Elementary think he really is? Then, Rod and Todd Flanders get separated from Ned Flanders in downtown Springfield and find themselves on an odyssey to their home, fraught with many dangers (mostly imagined). And Marge's breakfast pancakes lead Maggie on an adventure of her own. Who The Bartman? MMMMMMMMPages:  8 Script:  Arie Kaplan Pencils:  Tone Rodriguez Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane The Todd & Rodyssey MMMMMMMMPages:  9 Script:  Mike W. Barr Pencils:  John Delaney Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Maggie's Pancakes MMMMMMMMPages:  5 Story & Art:  Carol Lay Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane     Cover Illustration:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote, and Nathan Kane Released:   March 27, 2013 Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail,   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #214 Mrs. Pommelhorst Simpson Advt's:  Simpsons Comics #200, Simpsons Illustrated #6,   Bart Simpson Big Shot! Bongo Beat is the same one that appeared in Simpsons Comics #200.

Bart Simpson #82  (Apr 2013) Martin Prince decides to make a move up the Springfield Elementary food chain by auditioning for the role of Bart's second banana. Then, Homer and Bart pull an all-nighter and put themselves on high alert to prevent a potential home invasion. And Marge takes Maggie to get her picture taken by Springfield's preeminent photographer, who has a penchant for premonitions. The Martin Chronicles! MMMMMMMMPages:  10 Script:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Springfield Babies MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Script:  Tony Digeralamo Pencils:  Dexter Read Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Nights of the Dinner Table MMMMMMMMPages:  6 Script:  Ian Brill Pencils:  Rex Lindsey Inks:  Mike Rote Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Itchy & Scratchy in So Long, Chum! MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Story & Art:  Dean Rankine     Cover Illustration:   Jason Ho, Mike Rote, and Nathan Kane Released:   Apr 24, 2012 Departments:   The Bongo Beat: Take Cover, Junk Mail,   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #232 Leopold Bongo Advt's:  The Malevolent Mr. Burns #1, Simpsons Summer Shindig #7,   Mylo Xyloto #4, Simpsons Illustrated #3, Li'l Homer #1,   Spongebob Comics #7, Spongebob Comics Annual Bongo Beat: Take Cover describes the creative process behind the covers and is the same one that appeared in Simpsons Comics #201.

Bart Simpson #83  (May 2013) Principal Skinner resorts to desperate measures get Bart to turn in a book report. And in, literally, another literary tale, Bart and his pals head into the Springfield forest in search of what they believe to be a dead body while Homer gets his lard on while competing in a pie-eating contest. The Booty MMMMMMMMPages:  13 Script:  Pat McGreal Pencils:  Rex Lindsey Inks:  Dan Davis Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane I'd Rather Bleed Than Read MMMMMMMMPages:  7 Script:  Shane Houghton Pencils:  Nina Matsumoto Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Krustyburger Konfidential MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Story & Art:  Dean Rankine Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Frinkin' Awesome! MMMMMMMMPages:  1     Cover Illustration:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Released:   May 22, 2013 Departments:   The Bongo Beat: Calling All Readers!, Junk Mail,   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #99 Stretch Dude Simpson Advt's:  The Malevolent Mr. Burn #1, Simpsons Summer Shindig #7,   Sergio Aragonés Funnies #8, Mylo Xyloto #4,   Simpsons Comics Collosal Compendium Volume One Frinkin' Awesome! page publishes twenty-eight reader submitted photographs of people wearing Frink-O-Matic goggles from the fifth One-Shot Wonder issue Professor Frink Fantastic Science Fictions #1. Too bad they couldn't include everyone's name and location.... thank God they didn't include everyones name and location, I would have had to document it in our Fans page! Frinkin' Awesome! was also printed in Simpson Comics #202 and Futurama Comics #67.

Bart Simpson #84  (Jun 2013) Homer and Bart come up with a plan to ease the summer heat wave sweeping through Springfield with their own mobile car pool. Then, Bart's attempt to purloin some candy from a birthday party pimata goes awry, and after a whack in the cabeza he ends up speaking nothing but Espamol. Ay caramba, indeed! Carpool Party MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Script:  Shane Houghton Pencils:  Nina Matsumoto Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane ¡Bart Speaks Spanish! MMMMMMMMPages:  10 Story & Art:  Lalo Alcaraz Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane     Cover Illustration:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote, and Nathan Kane Cover Text:  Bart is apparently defeating Homer playing "Rasslin 2013" on a "Gamestation 479" with the game "Bonestorm Legacy" lined up next. Released:   Jun 26, 2013 Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #92 Martin Prince Bongo Advt's:  Simpsons Illustratd #7, Sergio Aragonés Funnies #9,   The Malevolent Mr. Burns #1, Mylo Xyloto #6,   Life In Hell 2014 12-Month Fun Calendar,   Simpsons Comics Colossal Compendium Volume One

Bart Simpson #85  (Jul 2013) "Exit Through the Comic Shop." Critics herald El Barto as the breakout artist of his generation -- but when someone steps forward to take the credit, the real El Barto has something to "spray" about it. Then Maggie leads a crew of marauding buccaneers on a merry chase on the high seas, and the last beer in the house keeps slipping away from Angry Dad. Exit Through the Comic Shop MMMMMMMMPages:  12 Story:  Shane Houghton Pencils:  Phil Ortiz Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Angry Dad In The Last Beer by Bart Simpson MMMMMMMMPages:  1 Script:  Tony Digerolamo Art:  Jason Ho Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Maggie & The Buccaneers MMMMMMMMPages:  7 Story & Art:  Sergio Aragonés Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Straight From The Pages of D'OH! Magazine! It's... Agent vs Agent MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Story:  Ian Boothby Art:  James Lloyd Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane     Cover Illustration:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Cover Text:  School labelled "Springfield Elementary School" Released:   Jul 24, 2013 Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail,   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #181 Professor Lombardo Bongo Advt's:  The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror #19, Simpsons Illustrated #7,   Simpsons Comics Colossal Compendium Volume One,   Sergio Aragonés Funnies #9, Life In Hell 2014 12-Month Fun Calendar

Bart Simpson #86  (Sep 2013) When Professor Frink's experiments give rise to a group of highly intelligent chimpanzees, Bart and Milhouse find their treehouse overrun by the educated primates. Once their battle plan to take it back is drawn up from beneath the branches of their beloved hideout, Bart and his buddy must prepare for a final showdown that will either lead to conquest or require escape from the Treehouse of the Apes. Then, Bart and Milhouse seek out their own superheroic origin stories by attempting to acquire "accidental" superpowers. However, they soon discover that with trying to obtain great power comes great irresponsibility. Finally, Ralph Wiggum takes his place in right field during a baseball game and discovers a world of adventure. Treehouse of Chimps MMMMMMMMPages:  10 Writer:  John Zakour Pencils:  John Delaney Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Angles In The Outfield MMMMMMMMPages:  4 Writer:  Nathan Kane Pencils & Inks:  Mike Kazaleh Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates With Great Power... MMMMMMMMPages:  8 Writer:  Max Davison Pencils:  Nina Matsumoto Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane     Cover Illustration:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Released:   September 25, 2013 Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail,   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #81 Disco Stu Bongo Advt's:  The Wonderful World of Lisa Simpson #1, Simpsons Illustrated #8,   Simpsons Winter Wingding #8, Sergio Aragonés Funnies #11,   The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror #19, Futurama Comics #69

Bart Simpson #87  (Nov 2013) Professor Frink designs a robot based on Bart that's the perfect prankster, making Bart obsolete, but can Springfield's original jokester fight the future? Then, Milhouse becomes popular when his father opens a new candy store at the mall only to discover that fame can be fleeting. Prankenstein's Monster! MMMMMMMMPages:  10 Writer:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  James Lloyd Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane Inherit The Windfall MMMMMMMMPages:  10 Writer:  John Zakour Pencils:  Rex Lindsey Inks:  Dan Davis Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane The Sideshow Redemption MMMMMMMMPages:  2 Story & Art:  Dean Rankine Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane     Cover Illustration:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote, and Nathan Kane Released:   Nov 27, 2013 Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail,   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #25 Otto Simpson Advt's:  Simpsons Comics #207, Bart Simpson #88,   Simpsons Winter Wingding #8, Sergio Aragonés Funnies #11   The Wonderful World of Lisa Simpson #1,   Simpsons Comics Shake-Up,   Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness The Bongo Beat: Simpsonology 101 discusses the upcoming trip to Stan Lee's Comikaze from November 1st to November 3rd, promotes the wonderful book Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness, and we were literally thrilled to hear the announcement of the next book in The Vault of Simpsonology series Bart Simpson's Manual of Mischief.

Bart Simpson #88  (Jan 2014) Bart Simpson goes on mock trial and it's up to his mock lawyer, Ralph Wiggum, to prove his innocence! Will justice be served? Then, Pieman and the Cupcake Kid take on a new crime team, Glutenus Maximus and his sidekick Gluten Tag, whose pastry-related misdeeds have led to a ban on all baked goods in Springfield. How will the heroic duo battle their foes without their arsenal of pies and cupcakes, and what's worse, what will Homer do without his daily dose of donuts? Fool For A Client MMMMMMMMPages:  10 Writer:  Max Davison Pencils:  Ryan Rivette Inks:  Mike DeCarlo Colors:  Art Villanueva Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane The Gluten, The Bread and The Hungry! MMMMMMMMPages:  13 Writer:  Ian Boothby Pencils:  Nina Matsumoto Inks:  Andrew Pepoy Colors:  Nathan Hamill Letters:  Karen Bates Editor:  Nathan Kane     Cover Illustration:  Jason Ho, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane Released:   Jan 22, 2014 Departments:   The Bongo Beat, Junk Mail,   Bongo Bonus Stamp: #104 Terri Simpson Advt's:  Simpsons Illustrated #9, Simpsons Comics Shake-Up,   Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness, Futurama Comics #70,   Sergio Aragonés Funnies #12

Bart Simpson #89  (Mar 2014) Available in March 2014! After an unfortunate trip to the dentist, Principal Skinner is mistaken for a vampire. It doesn't help that Bart fuels the fire (and supplies the pitchforks) to an unruly mob uprising. And when Bart brings one of Professor Frink's recent discoveries to school, it leads to some hair-raising hilarity. Then, Bart and Milhouse embark on an embittered and injurious thumbwrestling battle. Also, join McBain in the first of a series heroic features as he takes on his archenemy -- "Mendoza!"

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